Captain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 by Epic Records.
Track listing
Personnel
Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, 360 Systems Polyphonic guitar synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6), electric 12-string guitar (2), acoustic guitar (2), classical guitar (7) Dave Grusin – Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer (1, 3), electric piano (2, 3, 7), clavinet (3), Minimoog (3), arrangements and conductor (3, 7) Dawilli Gonga – electric piano (1, 4) Patrice Rushen – electric piano (1) Ian Underwood – acoustic piano (1), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (1, 2, 4), synthesizer programming (3) David Foster – electric piano (5, 6) Jay Graydon – rhythm guitar (1) Ray Parker Jr. – rhythm guitar (5, 6) Mitch Holder – rhythm guitar (6) Dennis Budimir – rhythm guitar (7) Anthony Jackson – bass (1–3) Alphonso Johnson – bass (1, 4) Mike Porcaro – bass (5) Charles Meeks – bass (6) Bill Dickinson – bass (7) Harvey Mason – drums (1–4, 7), percussion (2, 3, 6, 7) Jeff Porcaro – drums (5, 6) Steve Forman – percussion (2, 5, 7) Victor Feldman – congas (3, 6) Steve Mason – percussion (4, 6) Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (6) Ray Cramer – cello solo (7) Michel Colombier – string arrangements and conductor (2) Bill Champlin – vocals (5)
Production Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer Skip Drinkwater – producer Lee Ritenour – associate producer John Mills – engineer, remixing Don Murray – engineer, remixing Tommy Vicari – engineer, remixing Linda Tyler – assistant engineer Danny Vicari – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California) Joe Gastwirt – remastering Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, cover photography Bob Wirtz – sleeve photography Stuart Nicholson – liner notes
Charts Year Chart Position1977Billboard 2001781977Billboard Jazz Albums31
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